- [Narrator] With Civil 3D you can actually add…pipes, fittings and appurtenances in profile view,…something you can't do with gravity pipes.…Let's see how it works.…Here, I've got a situation where a water line…is crossing through a storm pipe,…and that's something we obviously can't have.…And if we look at this in plan view…you'll see where this is taking place.…Here's a water line crossing the storm pipe.…And we would want those pipes to cross each other…with enough clearance that they don't…intersect with each other.…

So, we need to fix this issue,…and it's easier to modify the pressure pipe,…the water line in this case, because we can bend that…in any really direction we want.…Gravity doesn't matter.…But if we were to try to move this storm pipe…then we may have issues with gravity flow…from one end of the system to the other.…So, when you run into this type of conflict…you're going to, nine times out of 10, change the path…of the water line.…So, how can we do this?…Well, to get started I'll click the pipe…

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3/24/2017

AutoCAD Civil 3D boasts a line of specialized layout tools designed to help you generate 3D models of pressure networks, such as water transmission systems, gas lines, and force mains. In this course, instructor Eric Chappell explains how to leverage these features to approach the creation of a pressure pipe network, edit your designs, and document them so that others know how to implement your ideas. Eric walks through the complete pressure pipe design process, from the initial creation of pipes and fittings all the way to the analysis stage. Plus, he shares helpful tips and techniques that can help you tackle this aspect of your civil engineering project with ease and efficiency.